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West Suffolk Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for West Suffolk Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates6,850Searchable applications
387Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,585 approved or refused records
317Refused applications
4,268 approved · 317 refused · 442 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Dec 2021 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building regulationsPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas Conservation areas and appraisalsArticle 4 directions Buildings conservation and Article 4 Directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriescustomer.services@westsuffolk.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas48 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- WithdrawnDC/24/0393/FUL
Planning application - a. change of use from retail (class E) to eight flats (class C3), including minor external changes; b. extension to form access stairs
89-95 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JH
Received 15 Mar 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0394/LB
Application for listed building consent - conversion of three upper floors to eight flats with extension to form access stairs
89-95 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JH
Received 15 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0395/FUL
Planning application - change of use of land for the siting of temporary above ground pool for training dogs in water
The Windmill Mill Farm Thurston Road Pakenham Suffolk
Received 14 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0396/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Beech (T1 on plan) fell
Pegasus Stables Snailwell Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7DJ
Received 14 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/0984
Application to discharge conditions 4 (visibility), 5 (access), 6 (surfacing), 9 (cycle storage), 10 (demolition and construction management), 19 (biodiversity enhancement strategy), 20 (sensitive lighting design scheme), 23 (soft landscaping - minor (and trees), and 24 (boundary treatments) of DC/23/0984/FUL
The Bungalow Beck Street Hepworth Diss Suffolk IP22 2PN
Received 15 Mar 2024 - WithdrawnDC/24/0398/FUL
Planning application - change of use of land from greenfield to traveller site, housing six static caravans and associated dayrooms
Land South West Of Sedge Fen Road Lakenheath Suffolk
Received 18 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0399/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Lawson Cypress (T26 on plan ) fell; b. one Snake Bark Maple (G and P on plan) fell; c. one Cherry prune to clear from building by 1.5 metres; d. one Laurel and one Fig (L and F on plan) fell; e. two Silk Tassel bushes and one Purple Plum self set fell; f. one Cypress (Cy on plan) remove by one metre clearance from wall; g. one Cotoneaster(C on plan) crown prune to balance by 1.5 metres
Angel Corner 8 Angel Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1UZ
Received 15 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0400/P3CMA
Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 -change of use of first floor from commercial, business and service (class E) to one flat (class C3)
40 High Street Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8AR
Received 15 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/0381
Application to discharge conditions three (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) four (Construction Method Statement) eight (cycle storage) 11 (Ecological Enhancement) 16 (Soft Landscaping - Minor (And Trees)) and 17 (Details Of Boundary Treatment) of DC/23/0381/FUL
Land To The North Of Upthorpe House Farm Shepherds Grove Stanton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2AR
Received 15 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0401/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Silver birch (indicated on plan) fell
14 Barn Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1YH
Received 15 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/21/2303
Application to discharge condition 5 (CSWMP) 9 (dust management statement) 11 (biod method state) 12 (biod enhancement strat) 13 (biod lighting) of DC/21/2303/FUL
Yara Bury Road Chedburgh Suffolk IP29 4UQ
Received 18 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0403/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey side extension c. two storey side extension d. first floor rear extension
44A Queens Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EP
Received 19 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/1107
Application to discharge conditions 3 (soft landscaping) and 6 (biodiversity enhancement) of DC/23/1107/FUL
Land Adjacent To 23 Eastern Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 18 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0404/FUL
Planning application - replacement of existing pumphouse and pipeline and associated infrastructure
Pumping Station The Street Icklingham Suffolk
Received 19 Mar 2024 - DecidedDCON(D)/19/0506
Application to discharge conditions 3 (materials - phased) 4 (boundary treatment - phased) 5 (land contamination - phased) 10 (landscaping and trees - phased) 11 (bins and recycling - phased) 12 (estate roads - phased) 13 (highway drainage - phased) 14 (suface water drainage highway - phased) of DC/19/0506/FUL
Garage Areas Newnham Close Mildenhall Suffolk
Received 18 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0405/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
4 Paget Place Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7DR
Received 19 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0406/FUL
Planning application - a one dwelling with detached garage (following demolition of existing buildings) b. detached garage for Moat Farm as amended by plans received 10 March 2025.
Land Adjacent Moat Farm Wickhambrook Road Hargrave Suffolk
Received 19 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0407/HH
Householder planning application - removal of existing garage door and infill with brickwork and door
2 Swan Grove Exning Suffolk CB8 7HX
Received 19 Mar 2024 - WithdrawnDCON(A)/18/2338
Application to discharge condition 4 (access bound surface) of DC/18/2338/HH
96 Folly Road Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7BT
Received 19 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/23/2107/R77
Application under regulation 77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 to determine whether the construction of an agricultural reservoir with bank full capacity of c.500,000 cubic metres is likely to have a significant effect on a European site or a European offshore marine site (either alone or in combination with other plans or projects)
Reservoir Summerpit Farm Bury Road Elveden Suffolk
Received 22 Dec 2023 - DecidedDC/24/0408/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - six Limes (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6 on plan), one Sycamore (T7 on plan) re-pollard to previous points eight metres above ground level
Gothic House Church Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8PD
Received 19 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0409/FUL
Planning application - a. conversion of outbuilding to garage/workshop b. first floor dwelling
Chinnerys The Green Cavendish CO10 8BA
Received 20 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0410/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cedar (T1 on plan), one Yew (T2 on plan) fell
The Gables 20 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
Received 19 Mar 2024 - DecidedDC/24/0411/VAR
Planning application - variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) 3 (noise levels) 4 (hours of use) and 15 (material details) of DC/23/1169/FUL to a. allow use of amended plans b. to amend personnel time restriction and c. to allow for material colour change
Icepits Farm Ixworth Road Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2NX
Received 20 Mar 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for West Suffolk Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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